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PAPER HAT Filed Jan. 31, l952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JNVENTOR. OTTO MAYER Patented July 6', 1954 PAPER HAT Otto Mayer, New York, N. Y.

Application January 31, 1952, Serial No. 269,298

4 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a paper hat.

More specifically, the present invention proposes the construction of a paper hat formed of a substantially circular sheet member with which an elongated cord member is associated in a novel manner so that by the mere act of pulling on a portion of the cord member the sheet member is drawn into a conical hat resembling a so- V called Peter Pan hat.

Still further, the present invention proposes arranging the cord member with the sheet memher in such a manner that after being pulled for forming the sheet member into the hat the cord member depends from the interior of the .hat to be engaged beneath the wearers chin for serving the double duty of holding the sheet member in formation and for holding the formed hat in position on the wearers head.

Another object of the present invention proposes cutting an addendum in the form of a feather or the like from the material of the sheet member so that it radiates from the center thereof to extend upward from the top of the hat when the sheet member is drawn into its conical formation.

As a further object, the present invention proposes the inclusion of a means on the cord member which is adjustable along the length thereof to function as a stop to hold the sheet member in its conical formation and for permitting the hat to be sized to fit heads of different sizes.

The present invention further proposes providing the sheet member with a score line concentric with its peripheral edge for dividing off a peripheral edge portion of said sheet member to form an upturned brim when said sheet memher is drawn, by pulling on the cord member, into the ccnically-shaped hat. 7

It is a further object of the present invention to construct a paper hat of the type described which is simple and durable, which is effective for its intended purposes and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

On the accompanying drawings forming a material part of the present disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the paper hat of the present invention in its flat condition.

Fig. 2 is an edge elevational view looking in the direction of the line 22 with the free end of the addendum raised slightly.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevational view showing the hat in the process of being formed.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the completely formed hat.

Fig. 5 is a front elevational View of Fig. 4 with the bottom portion thereof sectioned on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank used for forming the hat.

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrating the paper hat constructed in accordance with a modification of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is a front elevational view of the hat shown in Fig. 7 but with the lower portion thereof shown in section.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 99 of 'Fig. 7.

The paper hat, according to the invention shown in Figs. 1 to 6, includes a substantially as it were, a blanl; having radially extending edges of a size slightly greater than the half of a circle. The cut-out portion from the blank is in the form of a segment of a circleand has an area substantially more than a quarter of a circle.

The sheet member I5 is formed with a pair of apertures I1 and I8. The apertures I1 and I8 are located inward of the peripheral edges of the sheet member I5 and slightly inward of the radially extending edges thereof defining the notch I6. The sheet member is further formed with a third aperture I9. The aperture I9 is located inward from the peripheral edge of the sheet member IS the same amount as the apertures I! and I8. The aperture I9 is located diametrically opposite the notch I6 and substanbeing withdrawn from the aperture H. The cord member 2 3 is then extended across the notch 16 to the top side of the sheet member [5 where an intermediate portion of the cord member is slidably extended through the aperture 18 to the underside of the sheet member.

From the aperture 18, the cord member 20 extends along the underside of the sheet member and then through the aperture l9. The other end of the cord member 29, which extends through the aperture 19, is formed with an end member 22, which functions as the end member 21, to retain that other end of the cord member from being withdrawn from the aperture Hi.

When the sheet member I5 is flat, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the cord member 26 has one portion 2t which spans the notch l6 between the apertures H and I8 and another portion 20 which extends along the underside of the sheet member between the apertures l8 and 19. By pulling on the portion 20 of the cord 20, which extends between the apertures 18- and [9, the sheet member is drawn into a sonically shaped hat in which the notch I6 is completely closed and the apertures l1 and I 8 become aligned, as shown in Fig. 5. When the apertures l1 and i3 are aligned, the material of the sheet member 45 on opposite sides of the notch I6 is overlapped, as best shown in Fig. 4.

When the sheet member [5 is drawn into the sonically shaped hat, the full length of the cord member 20, see Fig. 5, depends from the inside of the hat between the apertures l8 and 19. In that position, the cord member 20 can be engaged beneath the wearers chin to hold the hat in its shaped position and to hold the hat in position on the wearers head.

concentrically with the peripheral edge of the sheet member 15, the sheet member has an arcuate score line 23 which divides off a peripheral edge portion 24 of the sheet member. The score line 23 is so arranged that when the sheet member I5 is drawn into shape, the peripheral edge portion 24 of the sheet member becomes disposed upward and outward at an inclination to form a brim for the hat.

Formation of the brim follows automatically as the portion 20 of the cord member 20 is pulled for shaping the sheet member into the conieallyshaped hat.

Adjacent one side of the notch It, the sheet member i5 has an addendum 25 cut therefrom. The addendum is formed by providing the sheet member 15 with a cut 25 extended from substantially the center point 21 to the peripheral edge thereof and substantially parallel to the edge of the sheet member defining the adjacent side of the notch 15. On the drawing, the addendum is illustrated as having the outline shape of a feather and has its outer face painted or otherwise imprinted, marked or the like to simulate the shaft and barbs of such a feather.

It thus becomes apparent that the addendum radiates substantially from the center of the sheet member l5 so that when the sheet member is drawn into the comically-shaped hat, the addendum 25 will be extended upward and rearward from the apex or top point of the hat. Again the positioning of the addendum is automatic as the portion 20 of the cord member 20 is pulled for shaping the sheet member to form the hat.

Normally, the hat will be fiat, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, permitting easy packaging of the hats for shipment and for storage between uses. To

shape the sheet member into the conicallyshaped hat and simultaneously set the edge portion 24 to form the brim and erect the addendum 25 it is merely necessary to pull on the portion 20 of the cord member until the material of the sheet member [5 on opposite sides of the notch i6 is overlapped and the apertures l1 and H! are aligned. The sheet member 16 is then formed to resemble a Peter Pan hat and can be put on ones head with cord member 20 passed beneath the chin.

When the hold on the cord member ZBis released the flexible nature of the material from which the sheet member [5 is formed will immediately snap the sheet member back to its flat condition shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Figs. 7 to 9, means are provided in connection with the cord member 20 for holding it in its pulled position and for sizing the open bottom of the shaped hat to fit heads of slightly different sizes. The holding and sizing means comprises a slide member 36 which is slidably engaged on that portion 29 of the cord member 20' which extends between the apertures i8 and i9. As best shown in Fig. 9, the slide member 30 is an elongated strip of relatively stiif metal of a length and bent to nearly completely encircle the cord member 28'. The slide member 38 engages the cord member 20' with suflicient frictional contact to maintain any position along the length thereof to which it is manually pushed.

Under normal conditions, the slide member 30 is in such a position on the cord member 20, that the sheet member I5 may assume a fiat unformed position. When the portion 20 of the cord member 28' is pulled for shaping the hat, the slide member 30 is slid along the cord member to a position engaged with the inner face of the sheet member l5, see Fig. 8, to hold the sheet member in its formed position. In the formed position of the hat, the position of the slide member 30 relative to the cord member 20 will vary the degree of overlap of the material of the sheet member IS on opposite sides of the notch I6 to vary the operative diameter of the open bottom of the hat to fit heads of different sizes. To adjust the hat for different head sizes, the cord member 20' must be of sufiicient length that when it is engaged beneath the wearers chin it will not be so elastically stretched as to draw the slide member 30 away from the inner face of the hat destroying the adjustment for which it has been set.

In all other respects, the form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 to 9 is similar to that previously described and like reference numerals are used to identify like parts.

In the figures of the drawings, the addendum 25 is shaped to simulate a feather producing a hat which can be worn as part of a costume, at a New Years eve party or by children for their amusement. However, the illustrated formations of the addendum are by way of showing one adaptation of the present invention. By varying the shape of the addendum and suitably painting the outer face thereof, the hat may be adapted to advertising purposes. For example, the addendum can be shaped and painted to simulate a bottle of beer, a manufacturers trademark, an animal or other manufactured articles. Such hats lend themselves to free distribution at conventions and rallies for advertising purposes or for street wear by children to simultaneously entertain the children and advertise a particular manufacturers products.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. A collapsible .hat when in collapsed position comprising a flat blank in the form of a sector of a circle extending through substantially 240, an aperture formed on each side of the blank adjacent the outer ends of radially extending edges, a third aperture formed near the peripheral edge of the blank midway between the first named apertures, a drawstring in the third aperture having an end anchored on the upper surface, said drawstring extending away from said third aperture on the inner face of the blank upwardly through one of the apertures on one of the radial edges, then across the space defined by said radial edges of the blank and then under the inner side of the blank to the aperture on the other of said radial edges and having the other end extending upwardly therethrough anchored on the upper surface, the portion of the drawstring between the first mentioned end and the aperture on said one radial edge, which extends on the inner face of the blank, providing a combination drawstring and chin engaging member when the hat is in use.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein said blank includes a peripherally scored section extending beyond the apertures, said section adapted to be folded preferably to form a hat brim.

3. The combination of claim 1, wherein said drawstring includes a slide member adapted to adjust the hat to the size of the wearers head.

4. The combination of claim 1, wherein one of the radially extending edges adjacent the center of the blank is formed with an addendum extendingsubstantially parallel with the other radially extending edge to the peripheral edge of the blank.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,926,430 Buescher et a1. Sept. 12, 1933 2,172,510 Jaccard Sept. 12, 1939 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 761,395 France Jan. 5, 1934 

